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Gladstone Sheriff THOMSON

Male Abt 1889 -


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  • Name Gladstone Sheriff THOMSON  [1] 
    Birth 1887  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Birth Abt 1889  Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 5 Apr 1891  Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Gladstone was aged 1.
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Gladstone S. Thomson was enumerated as son of the head of the household, single, male, age 13, a scholar, and born in Galashiels, Selkirkshire. He was living with his parents, James S. Thomson and Agnes Y. Thomson, and his siblings William S. Thomson (19), Frank S. Thomson (15), Alfred S. Thomson (11), Clarence S. Thomson (10), and Madge S. Thomson (7) in a unit at #10 Torphichen Place which had 3 rooms with one or more windows.
    Immigration 1910  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 11 May 1910  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    butcher's assistant 
    • His son, Gladstone Wallace Thomson, was born this day.
    Occupation 2 May 1911  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    butcher 
    • His brother, Clarence Thomson, declared on the manifest of the "Casandra" on which he sailed to Canada, that he was going to his brother, who was a butcher, in Toronto.
    Census 1 Jun 1911  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Gladstone was enumerated as head of household, married, born in month of __, born in 1887, age 23 last birthday, born in Scotland, immigrated in 1910, of Scottish ethnic origin, Canadian nationality, Presbyterian religion, butcher, not an employer, an employee, not working on his own account, pork factory, 34 weeks worked in 1910, working 54 hours per week, earned $408 total in 1910, can read, can write, and speaks english. He was living at 120 Pearson Avenue with his wife, Barbara Thomson, son Gladstone W. Thomson (1), brother Alfred S. Thomson ( 21), brother Clarence S. Thomson (20) and cousin Andrew Scott (18).
    Church records Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • If he was baptized in the United Presbyterian Church, this event might be recorded in the records of Relief Galashiels United Presbyterian Church, which became the West United Free Presbyterian Church, which became the Church of Scotland, and united with Galashiels South to form Galashiels St. Cuthbert's. These records are number CH3/1257 /9 /baptisms 1838 to 1915 at the National Archives of Scotland.
    Church records Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • If he was baptized in the United Presbyterian Church, this event might be recorded in the records of South United Presbyterian Church, which became the United Free Presbyterian Church, which became the Church of Scotland, and united in 1936 with Galashiels Trinity to form Galashiels St. Cuthbert's. These records are number CH3/1256 births/baptisms 1877 to 1937 at the National Archives of Scotland.
    Marriage registration Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    not found in marriage indexes for 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 or 1918 
    Immigration Abt 1912  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    • Gladstone immigrated to Canada with his brother Clarence, and 3 other men. Two of the other men were Andy Scott and Bob Wallace.
    Name Gladstone S. Thomson 
    Occupation 26 Mar 1915  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    in the army 
    • He was a Private "2nd" in the Canadian Continent, on the day that his son, Leonard Singer Thomson, was born.
    Reference Number 10.3 
    Residence 26 Mar 1915  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    at 44 Silverthorn Avenue 
    • This was his "domicile" on the day that his son, Leonard Singer Thomson, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
    _UID 8787799EB9B3492C981DEB4C0249E290AF80 
    Burial Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Gladstone is buried in Park Lawn Cemetery.
    Person ID I874  Everyone
    Last Modified 13 Jun 2015 

    Father J.S. THOMSON 
    Mother A.Y. SHERRIFF 
    Family ID F194  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbara WALLACE,   b. Feb 1885, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 15 Apr 1910  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Gladstone Wallace THOMSON,   b. 11 May 1910, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Leonard Singer THOMSON   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Jul 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1889 - Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 5 Apr 1891 - Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 31 Mar 1901 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Apr 1910 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - butcher's assistant - 11 May 1910 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - butcher - 2 May 1911 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jun 1911 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch records - - Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch records - - Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Abt 1912 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - in the army - 26 Mar 1915 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at 44 Silverthorn Avenue - 26 Mar 1915 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • See attached sources. [10]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1073] Scotland. Central Register Office. ScotlandsPeople, TS0007, (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk :n.d.), 16 Jul 2011, Registrations of births." 1915, Edinburgh, Leonard Singer Thomson, accessed July 15, 2011., TS0007. (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S1068] Canada. Ontario., TS0003, (ancestry.com. \i 1911 Census of Canada\i0 . www.ancestry.com : n.d.), 23 Jun 2011, district 128, sub-district 99, West Toronto, p. 2, dwelling 20, family 22, Gladstone S. Thomson; (www.ancestry.com : accessed June 23, 2011), TS0003. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S103] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00079, (c 1979), Abt 1979, Page 6, # 21. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1069] Scotland. Midlothian., TS0004, (ScotlandsPeople. \i ScotlandsPeople\i0 . www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : n.d.), 25 Jun 2011, Haymarket Parish Ward, St. Cuthbert Parish, enumeration district (ED) 17, page 23, schedule no. 141, Gladstone S. Thomson(www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed June 25, 2011); citing New Register House, TS0004. (Reliability: 4).

    5. [S1068] Canada. Ontario., TS0003, (ancestry.com. \i 1911 Census of Canada\i0 . www.ancestry.com : n.d.), 23 Jun 2011, district 128, sub-district 99, West Toronto, p. 2, dwelling 20, family 22, Barbara I. Thomson; (www.ancestry.com : accessed June 23, 2011), TS0003. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1074] Scotland. Central Register Office. ScotlandsPeople, TS0008, (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk :n.d.), 16 Jul 2011, Births: 1910?Type the name of the collection or database." Gladstone Wallace Thomson, accessed July 16, 2011., TS0008. (Reliability: 4).

    7. [S1079] Canada., TS0012, (ancestry.com. \i Ancestry.com - database "Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935"\i0 . www.ancestry.com.), 18 Jul 2011, Clarence Thomson [should be Thomson]. "Casandra" manifest on microfilm T 4774; accessed July 18, 2011, TS0012. (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S878] Baptie, Diane, A00783, (Aberdeen, Scotland. August 2000.), 17 Oct 2006, page 23, A00783. (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S436] A00365, 4 Feb 2003, FHL microfilms # 1983414, 2023012, 2034230, 2073812, 2135469, and 2118423, A00365. (Reliability: 4).

    10. [S110] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00086, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 31 December 1978.), 31 Dec 1978 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S164] Lorna Flint Laughton, TS0006, (Ontario, Canada. 1978, and September 1979.), 19 Sep 2000, TS0006. (Reliability: 3).


 

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